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The Netflix series that showcases life as a JUCO football player is something that Brewer, the all-star wide receiver from Asheville High, is now a part of.

He won’t, though, play in Mississippi like those players in the six-part series, but at the only JUCO in North Carolina. Brewer signed with Louisburg College last week.

“I watched Last Chance U and thought it was tough,” he said. “Once the opportunity came around, I was like ‘it’s two years and if I do what I do I can get out after my first year.’”

The thought of earning a scholarship to a bigger university pushed Brewer toward the JUCO route. When advisors at the school told him of all the players who continued to play after Louisburg he was excited.

“Once I heard that I was like, ‘let’s see what else happens,’” he said. “If I get a better offer, if not, I’ll go to Louisburg to better myself as an athlete and as a student as well.”

Brewer was an All-Mountain Conference wide receiver/linebacker for the Cougars (6-6) in 2016. He led them in receiving yards (990) and receiving touchdowns (six) and averaged 5.3 tackles a game.

Brewer is the fourth member of last year's Asheville team to commit or sign to play college football along with seniors Devon Davidson (N.C. Wesleyan) and DeAndre Gaskin (Mars Hill) and junior Andrew Leota (Northwestern).

“He’s a really good football player but he’s one of those guys you want to take home to your parents,” coach David Burdette said. “You trust him. He’s a leader. You want good things to happen to good people. I don’t know what he’s going to do in the future, but it’s going to be something positive because of the type of kid he is.”

Burdette said that Brewer’s decision to play at Louisburg can be good for his future. If the wide receiver goes there, adds weight to his frame and excels in the classroom then bigger schools will find him.

“He’s really physical around the ball and he’s pretty fearless,” Burdette said. “He just plays big. When he goes up after the ball he goes up and snatches it out of the air. He attacks the ball. If he puts 20 pounds on and still has that aggressiveness, that will transfer to the college game.”

The past few weeks have been exceptionally busy for Brewer. Along with finalizing his college plans the 6-foot-1, 181-pound senior has been selected to the July 19 East-West All-Star game.

Brewer said he was surprised when Burdette told him he’d made the all-star game.

“After I didn’t make the Shrine Bowl, I wondered what else was out there for me to compete for,” said Brewer, who was then told about the East-West game and he did some research on it. “The whole season it was in the back of my mind if I didn’t make the Shrine Bowl I’d go play in the East-West game.”

“We breed team here,” Burdette said. “He’s done nothing but represent the team in the best way and sometimes individuals need to get some love, too, so I’m happy for him.”